Rotary box stamp



July 24, 1928. 1,678,589

5. DIFFER .ROTARY Box STAM? Filed Nov.25. 192'(7 2`Sheets-Sheet 1 oemv/DE '10m/www Il I7 LV1/10A Mii/@Hb George ,Differ INVENTOR ATTORN EYJuly 24, lega, 1,678,589

G. DIFFER ROTARY Box STAMP Filed Nov.25, 1927 2 Smets-:imam4 2 12,7 i.ab

- l ik George/Differ INVENTOR ATTO R N EY Patented July 24, i928.

tllellE@ GEORGE DIFFER, F IAVMILTON, MONTANA.

ROTARY BOX STAMP.

Application led November 25, 1927. Serial No. 235,734.

The primary object of this, my present invention, is the provision ofhand stamp which will eliminate the necessity of supplying a number ofindividual stamps in fruit packing warehouses and the like, where stampsare required to designate sizes,

grades, names of fruits, etc.

A further object is the provision of a hand stamp in which the indiciaor letter-carrying rollers are positively locked so that the properindicia will be accurately stamped on the package, and also wherein therollers may be easily turned to arrange any of the several charactersthereon in proper' stamping position, and further whereby the posin tionof the indicia lon the rollers will be at all times under theobservation of the user.

A still further object is the provision of a stamp for this purpose inwhich all of the character bearing rollers are mounted on an individualshaft, is held from accidental turning but permitting the said rollersto be quickly adjusted to any size or grade yof fruit or the like to bestamped on the package, so that Ythe stamping operation may be performedin an easy and expeditious man* ner and the employment of a large numberof stamps which is common in the ordinary practice will be effectivelyobviated.

To the attainment of the foregoing and other objects which will presentthemselves as the nature of the invention is better understood, theimprovement also resides in certain other novel features ofconstruction, combination and operative association of parts, onesatisfactory embodiment of which is disclosed by the accompanyingdrawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the improvement.

Figure 2 is an end view thereof.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1, with parts in section.

Figure 4; is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 3.

The handle of my improved stamp is preferably tubular and as disclosedby the drawings, is U-shaped in plan. The parallel hollow arms 11 of thebody'or frame 10 receive through the ends thereof posts 12. The postsare really in the nature of feet members for the improvement and eachpost is provided with a bore or socket 13, in which there is received aspring 11i that exerts a pressure upon the shaft 15 on which all of therollers of the improvement are mounted. The foot members 12 arepermitted to telescope into the sides or ends 11 of the handle 10, asthe same are provided with elongated slots or openings 16 through whichthe shaft 15 is designed to pass.'

Arranged around the rshaft 15, between the arms 11 of the frame 10,there are a plurality of sleeves 17. Fixedly secured on certain of thesesleeves there are any desired number of rollers. The rollers, having therubber stamps thereon bearing the names of the fruit or like material tobe stamped on a package, are indicated by the characters 18,respectively. The outer sides or ends of these rollers 18, in a linewith the characters or indicia thereon, are provided with notches 19,and these notches are designed to receive therein lugs 2O provided uponthe ends of flat springs 21 which are iixedly secured, as at 22, toreceive the handle 10.

The remaining rollers, indicated by the numerals 23, have arrangedaround their peripheries endless rubber bands provided with outstandingcharacters such as numerals 24. The rollers 23 are fixedly secured oncomparatively short sleeves arranged on the shaft 15 and each of thesesleeves, on one of its ends, is provided with a toothed wheel 25.

l have stated that the lugs or dogs 20 are connected to the frame 10,but one of these dogs has itsl spring 25 secured on the end of a fixedshaft 26, ythe said shaft passing through one of the arms 11 of theframe 10.

The shaft 26 has journaled thereon the levers 27 provided with segmentalracks 28 that are in mesh with the toothed wheels 25. The levers aredisposed between segmental indicia bearing plates 29, the fixed ends ofthe said plates being connected to the frame 10.

The indicia on the plates 29 corresponds to the indicia onthe rollers23, and it will be apparent that by swinging any of the levers andarranging the same opposite the indicia on the segmental plates 29,'theoperator will have knowledge that one of the rollers 2B has been turnedto bring its stamping surface or character 24 in proper position tostamp the indicia on a package. The flat springs 21 or 25 are moved awayfrom thel 'rollers 18 to permit of the said rollers being turned aroundthe shaft`15 to arrange the indicia thereon in stamping position.

The numbers on the rollers 23 are designed to indicate the sizes of thefruit, and as above described, the operator, will, at a glance, know theexact number that is brought to stamping position by the position of thelevers 27 with respect to the segmental indicator plates' 29. Gf course,'the operator will have knowledge of the different grades and names ofthe fruit to be stamped on the package by inspecting the indicia on therollers 18, and it is believed that the foregoing description whencarefully read in connection with the accompanying drawings will fullyset forth the construction and advantages of my improvement to thoseskilled in the art without further detailed description. Obviously I donot wish to be restricted to the precise details herein set forth and,therefore, hold myself entitled such changes there-from as fairly fallwithin the scope of what I claim.

Having described the invention, I claim:

l. In a device for the purpose set forth, a frame, spring influencedlegs telescopically received in the ends of the frame, a shaft journaledlongitudinally on the frame, and providing a stop for the springinfluenced legs, indicia bearing rollers revoluble on the shaft, .springmeans holding the rollers from free turning on the said sha t, otherindicia bearing rollers on the shaft, and lever open ated means forturning said rollers.

l2. In a device forI the purpose set forth, a handle comprising asubstantially U-shaped hollow frame, foot members received through theends of the frame, spring means iniiuencing the foot members outwardlywith respect to the frame, a shaft `iournaled through the sides of theframe and providing a stop to limit the outward movement of the footmembers, indicia bearing members journaled on the shaft, each of saidrollers having their outer ends notched in a line with the indiciathereon, spring influenced levers carried by the frame to be received insaid notches, other indicia bearing rollers journaled on the shaft andlever operated means for turning' and for preventing the free turnw ingof the last mentioned rollers.

3, In a device for the purpose set forth, a hollow substantially Ushapedframe, slotted foot members received in the ends of the frame and havinginner sockets, a shaft having its ends journaled in the ends of theframe and to be received through the slots of the foot members, a springin the socket of each foot member exerting a tension on the shaft,indicia bearing rollers journaled on the shaft and having their outerends provided with notches in a line with the indicia thereof, a. lug tobe received in certain of said notches', a spring carried by the frameand influencing the lug to engagement with the notch, other indiciabearing rollers on the shaft, a toothed wheel on the outer side of eachof the last mentioned rollers, pivotally supported shafts, segmentalracks thereon to engage with the mentioned toothed wheels, an indiciabearing segmental plate carried by the frame and disposed opposite eachof said levers. t

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

' GEORGE DIFFER.

